Best Book Club Ever ~ Fifty Shades of Fabulous!

I'm not going to lie, I have a pretty darn cool book club on the best of days, but this past Sunday, we knocked it out of the park.

It might've been the spiced eggnog we had at our December book club, but when Susie said she wanted to read Fifty Shades of Grey for January AND have a passion party to go with it, we were all a bit giggly. And excited. IYKWIM. 😉

We knew it would be fun, but we had no idea how fahhhhbulous Susie would make it. Not only did she decorate her entire house, including a special Red Room of Pain, but she even themed the food.

It was out of this world incredible!

And the Passion Party? So fun!

Let's just say I left Susie's with my sides hurting from laughing too much and a few dollars poorer from my, um, toy purchases. Yes, friends, it was that kind of party.

But what I really came away with that night was a better sense of who I am and a confidence I didn't know I had. There I was, sitting in a room full of friends, some close, and others on their way to being close, and we were talking about masturbation, sex toys, and the grandmother of them all, our G-spots.

Yes, we giggled like naughty school girls caught oggling the hot teacher. Especially when Azule brought out the vagina pillow with a special diamond for the, um, clitoris. Seriously! Of course I took a picture of it to share with you because I love you and I care.

It was one helluva sexy night. If you've never been to a passion party, I say go! Get some girlfriends together, have a little wine beforehand, and let your imagination take flight. It was fun, informative, and insightful.

As for the book? We didn't really discuss it much. We were too busy giggling over the nipple clamp cookies.

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That's really what the fun party was all about. Passion. For ourselves, our partners, our lives.

For all of Susie's fabulous party ideas, check out my Pinterest board here. She really did an amazing job!

Now it's your turn to share ~ have you ever been to a Passion Party? Would you giggle like a little girl (like we did), or would you be smooth and casual about it all?

Oh, Tameri, it sounds as though you had so much fun and an activity that makes you feel good about yourself has to be good! I must pass this idea along to my step-daughter as she’s heavily into themed book club meetings. And, isn’t it funny how we can all turn into a group of giggling girls when talking about sexual pleasures. It doesn’t matter the age. I remember being so shocked when an aunt of mine told me she was going to a ‘Pleasure Party’ (at age 72) — something to do with needing entertainment down on the range. (Rural Kansas). I’ve had a lot of laughs and still can’t sit across from her at holiday gatherings.

Oh, please do share with your step-daughter! It was a riot. I’ve been giggling about your aunt all day. What a hoot ~ at 72! I don’t blame you for not being able to sit across from her, I’d break out laughing every time I made eye contact. OR, who knows what stories she might share over the cranberry salad. 🙂

Yep, and your #GirlBoner posts helped! I kept thinking, ‘August would so approve of this moment, breathe and have fun’. Isn’t it nice to know you’re in my thoughts when I’m looking at vibrators? 🙂 Love you, girlfriend!

Sorry I’m commenting so late after the fact. Two things to say: I wish there were a better sexy book that was getting all the ladies so excited to talk about sex toys and other stuff so freely; and second, I’m getting jealous that the ladies get to talk about this. Can men talk about this without sounding like perverts?

Hey Scott! Thanks for stopping in, it’s never too late to join the party.

I totally agree about there being a better book, but the beauty of Fifty Shades is, it got us talking about these things publicly. That’s a win I’d say. I think better books are being written, they just aren’t getting the recognition Fifty did. Bummer, but that’s they way it is sometimes. I have a friend who has bought tons of erotica after reading FSOG, something she wouldn’t have done a year ago, so kudos to her!

As for men being able to talk about these things ~ absolutely. I think it all depends on the level of respect brought to the table. I spent an evening with two gentlemen who were trying to out Alpha each other. It was ridiculous and their comments toward the women were rude. The next night, I sat at a table with three gentlemen and we discussed all manner of things from our first time to how we like it in bed. All with respect and absolutely no perversion.

I should mention, this was at a writer’s conference and we are all married. So it wasn’t like we were trying to pick anyone up. Even the guys the first night were married, but they seemed to think all the women in the bar wanted them nonetheless. It was a little sad and pathetic.

If you treat women with respect and not belittle, objectify, or demean then, they’ll talk about just about anything you want to talk about. At least, that’s been my experience.